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A high school student, was dreaming of a career in the navy. but, as alex said, his dad was having a harder time of it. >> he married mom when he was 18 or 19. he depended so much on my mother, and then to all of a sudden be kind of just cast adrift -- >> reporter: eventually, fred's counselors and friends suggested he was ready to meet someone new. >> he finally started getting back on his feet and started thinking about moving on, and he met wendee. >> reporter: wendee and fred were introduced through old family friends. >> she came into a very tough situation. but she also, she brought my d...

It is time america. [cheers and applause] >> and by the way, we should close those tax loopholes design by and for the wealthy and bring down our debt and make it easier for workers to afford child care, housing and education. [cheers and applause] >> that is what i mean by shared prosperity. but we can't get there if people can't afford their health care and that means getting to universal health care and bringing down -- bringing down the cost of prescription drugs. last week my guest to the state of the union who is here with us today was nicole smith, nicole's son alex, 26-year-old restaur...

His 14-year-old son alex was killed in the parkland shooting. thank you for taking the time. we as parents shake our heads as we see and imagine what you have gone through. we want to thank you for speaking out and spending time with us. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> you were in the white house yesterday. you met with president trump for this roll out. he goes down this path of arming teachers. what did he say to you and what did you say back? >> i think when the president says that, it's important to keep in mind the set of facts. most of these mass murderers occur in a matter of min...

To be security experts. i came up with a vision to create a clearing house, to create a repository to house national school safety best practices and give guidance to schools nationwide. i am glad that the president put this in the recommendation. this has never been done before. i think this is going to be a monumental step and the first significant progress we have had in 20 years since columbine. >> before you go, this is an unbelievably hard time for you, the holidays. we can't understand what it is like to be in your shoes, tell our viewers what you want them all to remember about your so...

All of us in the news business, challenged us to refrain from naming gunmen and showing their pictures over and over again. i want you to hear all sides of this argument starting with founders of the no notoriety. they're son alex was killed in the aurora theater shooting. thank you for talking with me. >> good morning. >> karen, we spoke on friday. you were feeling good you weren't seeing this face of this most recent killer. you weren't hearing the name very often. you feel your campaign is having an impact, right? >> of course. this is simple. rampage mass shooters crave the spotlight and t...